Hello! Welcome to the Friday open thread, where one can ask such questions as, "Am I still alive?" and "Why?" and receive tips about how to use an Arduino to wash your laundry in return.

Friday's open thread is generally a place where Lifehacker readers can share their tips or simply talk among themselves, but it also serves as a kind of open house for Hackerspace, Lifehacker's community-run sister blog. If you like Lifehacker, and like Lifehacker commenters, you might like Hackerspace, where Lifehacker commenters write interesting things like this by BrokeinMileEnd while living lives of deep personal fulfillment. In Hackerspace, the land flows with milk and honey, and the kale tastes like cheesecake. If that sounds swell, join us.